摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods and devices for securing a bone graft to a bone in a manner that ensures compression between the bone graft and bone. <P>SOLUTION: In one embodiment, the bone graft is positioned adjacent to a bone surface, a post 100 is implanted in the bone, with the bone graft extending around a portion of the post, and a locking element is applied to the post to compress the bone graft into intimate contact with the bone. Advancing the post through a bore in the bone graft to position a distal tip 100d of the post in contact with the surface of the bone, and rotating an inner driver coupled to the post to thread the distal tip of the post into the bone are included in the embodiment. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |